Overview
Join TNC in Massachusetts for lunchtime virtual gatherings as part of our Nature Connects webinar series. It’s a chance to hear from our leading scientists and environmental experts about tackling climate change, protecting land and water and providing food and water sustainably.
Register for upcoming webinars at the links listed under each event below. All webinars are at 12 p.m. ET unless otherwise noted. You must register* to attend—information for joining the webinars via Zoom will be provided upon registering.
You can also watch previous webinar recordings at the links listed on the next tab!
Upcoming Webinars
Oyster Farmers Rebuilding Coastal Habitat: A Partnership Between NRCS and the Aquaculture Industry
Thursday, December 19, 2024 | 12 - 1 pm ET
Join Ocean Program Solari Fellow Amanda Cutler and Dylan Krupa of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) to learn about ongoing coastal restoration work supported by NRCS grants, with the goal of restoring the benefits shellfish provide to communities, the economy, and the greater coastal ecosystem. Steve Kirk, coastal program director for TNC in Massachusetts, joins us as host.
Accelerating Renewable Energy with Better Outcomes for People and Nature
Thursday, January 9, 2025 | 12 - 1 pm ET
Massachusetts recently passed a landmark climate and energy law that provides a clearer path for a renewable energy future to meet our net zero goals with better outcomes for people and nature. Hear from The Nature Conservancy and the policymakers who helped make it happen on what the new law means and next steps. We will be joined by Michael Judge, Undersecretary of Energy for the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, and State Representative Natalie M. Blais, of the 1st Franklin District. Director of Policy and Partnerships Steve Long will host the conversation.
Offshore Wind Webinar Series
Offshore wind is a complicated topic. We know it can be a critically important energy resource in our efforts to mitigate climate change, but it also evokes a lot of questions. How much will it cost and what will it mean for our economies and the health of our communities? Where should it be located? And how might it impact the species and habitats we care about?
The Nature Conservancy is launching this monthly seven-part webinar series to convene experts who can help us answer some of the most challenging questions we have about offshore wind and explore how it can help us create a cleaner, greener and more prosperous future. We hope you will join us.
Series Webinar 7 | Sharing the Social Value of Offshore Wind Through Community Benefits Agreements
Thursday, January 23, 2025 | 12 - 1 pm ET
Tune in to hear from Lindsay Dougan, senior community investment manager at SSE Renewables, share about her experience supporting over £330 million ($419 million) in community benefit agreements across Europe and Japan. She'll be joined by Mark James, associate professor and interim director of the Institute for Energy and the Environment at Vermont Law and Graduate School. He'll review the Institute's new report on examples of how the U.S. federal government and states are incentivizing and incorporating community benefits agreements into their offshore wind development processes.
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